Woronora

2022 - 4 - 7

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Sydney battered by severe storms as NSW braces for widespread ... (The Guardian)

City has exceeded its annual average rainfall in just over three months, and Bureau of Meteorology forecasts more to come over large parts of NSW.

The Georges River at Liverpool and Milperra was also predicted to reach major flooding levels early on Thursday afternoon. The SES warned Sydney residents to stay off the roads, with fallen trees and minor flooding obstructing roads in areas of the northern beaches. “It’s a very dynamic and volatile situation.” Lismore and surrounding towns have endured two one-in-100 year floods in a month. Parts of southern Sydney recorded heavy rainfall overnight. Sydney has now surpassed its average annual rainfall in just over three months of 2022.

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Sydney's wet weather continues as evacuation warnings issued (The Sydney Morning Herald)

An evacuation warning has been issued for parts of Woronora and Bonnet Bay in Sydney's south as heavy rain hits the city.

The SES said the pump failure at Australia’s largest fuel import terminal was attended to by emergency services, who were managing the spill and working to prevent contamination. The evacuation warning for Woronora and Bonnet Bay was issued about 5.30am on Thursday. At Pittwater Road in Dee Why, a video showed water being pushed out of a drain and flooding the footpath and road. Minor to major floods are expected at the Woronora River. Two NSW SES crews were sent to find the man, who is now safe and well. He added that the agency had responded to more than 680 requests for assistance as a result of the weather system and 25 flood rescues had been undertaken. He warned Sydney residents had a “long way to go” before the system cleared. One of the fallen trees in Manly also brought down power lines. The warnings came as trees fell and caused traffic diversions. Outages in suburbs including North Manly, Brookvale and Frenchs Forest were attributed to trees over power lines as the cause. The request to stay home on Thursday came as the SES issued evacuation orders for parts of Chipping Norton in Sydney’s south-west, as well as for Woronora and Bonnet Bay in Sydney’s south, and parts of Camden. The NSW SES has issued multiple evacuation orders in the city’s south and the Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning stretching from Morisset near Newcastle to Merimbula on the state’s South Coast.

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Updated | Residents ordered to evacuate Woronora and Bonnet Bay (St George and Sutherland Shire Leader)

"Further heavy rainfall is forecast which may lead to possible higher rises." The Woronora River at Woronora Bridge was forecast to reach the minor flood level ...

. Georges and Woronora River - Minor Flooding . Cooks River - Minor Flooding . Parramatta River - Local Flooding . Macdonald River - Local Flooding . Colo River - Minor to Moderate flooding . Southern Sydney - Local Flooding . Northern Sydney - Local Flooding . Upper Coxs River - Local Flooding . Upper Nepean River - Minor to Moderate flooding . Hawkesbury and Lower Nepean Rivers - Minor to Moderate flooding The SES has forecast minor to moderate flooding for the Cooks River Georges RIver and Woronora catchments for Thursday and Friday. The SES said minor to moderate flooding was likely along the Woronora and Georges Rivers.

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NSW rain live updates: Flood evacuation orders for Woronora ... (ABC News)

Heavy rainfall in NSW will not ease until this evening and moderate rain will continue over the weekend with major flooding expected in parts of the state.

The best place to see what's available is By Paige Cockburn - In Wallacia, major flooding is expected tonight and into tomorrow. By Paige Cockburn They have clearly listened to the warnings that have been put out and we have seen significant demand for sand bags across many parts of the warning area." By Paige Cockburn By Paige Cockburn By Paige Cockburn By Paige Cockburn By Paige Cockburn By Paige Cockburn By Paige Cockburn

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Sydney weather LIVE updates: Evacuation orders issued for ... (The Age)

The Sutherland Shire has been hard hit overnight with evacuation warnings currently in place for suburbs across southern and south-western Sydney.

The next high tide is expected early tomorrow morning and Ms Monaghan says they won’t be sleeping much just in case the river finally decides to flood. Woronora resident Lisa Monaghan and her family are no strangers to packing go-bags and preparing boats when the river floods. They’ve been living on high alert for the last few months as heavy rains have smashed the state and the swollen river ebbs and flows.

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Updated | Woronora & Bonnet Bay residents told to prepare to ... (St George and Sutherland Shire Leader)

"Further heavy rainfall is forecast which may lead to possible higher rises." The Woronora River at Woronora Bridge was forecast to reach the minor flood level ...

. Georges and Woronora River - Minor Flooding . Cooks River - Minor Flooding . Parramatta River - Local Flooding . Macdonald River - Local Flooding . Colo River - Minor to Moderate flooding . Southern Sydney - Local Flooding . Northern Sydney - Local Flooding . Upper Coxs River - Local Flooding . Upper Nepean River - Minor to Moderate flooding . Hawkesbury and Lower Nepean Rivers - Minor to Moderate flooding The SES has forecast minor to moderate flooding for the Cooks River Georges RIver and Woronora catchments for Thursday and Friday. The SES said minor to moderate flooding was likely along the Woronora and Georges Rivers.

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Sydney surpasses annual rainfall, in April (Tasmania Talks)

Heavy rain is continuing to fall across NSW as residents are told to evacuate low-lying areas in Sydney's south. The state has been hit by repeat floods in ...

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Photos | Woronora residents safe...for now (St George and Sutherland Shire Leader)

A small number of residents, most of whom were from Woronora Village Tourist Park, evacuated to Club Central Menai, from where accommodation was to be ...

. Georges and Woronora River - Minor Flooding . Cooks River - Minor Flooding . Parramatta River - Local Flooding . Colo River - Minor to Moderate flooding . Macdonald River - Local Flooding . Southern Sydney - Local Flooding . Northern Sydney - Local Flooding . Upper Nepean River - Minor to Moderate flooding . Upper Coxs River - Local Flooding The SES has forecast minor to moderate flooding for the Cooks River Georges RIver and Woronora catchments for Thursday and Friday. . Hawkesbury and Lower Nepean Rivers - Minor to Moderate flooding The SES said minor to moderate flooding was likely along the Woronora and Georges Rivers.

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Sydney weather LIVE updates: Evacuation orders issued for ... (Brisbane Times)

The Sutherland Shire has been hard hit overnight with evacuation warnings currently in place for properties across Bonnet Bay and Woronora.

The next high tide is expected early tomorrow morning and Ms Monaghan says they won’t be sleeping much just in case the river finally decides to flood. The river may reach 14.4m tomorrow, higher than the March 2022 flood peak and similar to the April 1988 flood peak. Woronora resident Lisa Monaghan and her family are no strangers to packing go-bags and preparing boats when the river floods. He's lived in the area for five years and spends most of his time painting abstract pictures. Meanwhile, the Georges River at Liverpool peaked at moderate flooding (3.39m) late this morning. "AMPOL is required to properly clean up the wastewater as quickly as possible. The Bureau of Meteorology and the NSW SES is providing an update for Sydney this afternoon in regard to the current weather event. Meanwhile, other parts of the city have barely copped a drop. Major flooding is possible along the Hawkesbury River at North Richmond, while moderate flooding is possible at Penrith and Windsor. Minor flooding is possible at Sackville. The Nepean River at Wallacia Weir is expected to exceed moderate flood level (8.7m) at 7pm and major flood level (11m) later this evening. About 2pm, the river was at minor flood levels at Liverpool and Milperra. Earlier this morning, the wastewater treatment plant at petroleum company Ampol overflowed due to heavy rain, and petrol mixed with floodwaters, spilling across roadways.

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Sydney surpasses annual rainfall average as thousands prepare to ... (Sky News Australia)

A flood evacuation warning has been issued for low-lying areas of Woronora and Bonnet Bay in the Sutherland Shire as residents have been told to prepare to ...

"Motorists should avoid driving through the area. Kurnell Kurnell fuel odour: Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews, at the scene of a flooding incident at Kurnell in Sydney's south, say there is no risk of danger, despite the smell...— Fire and Rescue NSW (@FRNSW) https://t.co/gNsafnLFcs April 6, 2022 Cronulla has been hit with 150mm - more than a month's worth of rain - in the last 24 hours and a major flood warning has been issued for the Georges River in south-west Sydney and the upper Nepean river. A flood evacuation warning has been issued for low-lying areas of Woronora and Bonnet Bay in the Sutherland Shire as residents have been told to prepare to leave. Sydney has already surpassed its annual rainfall average of 1213.88mm as thousands of residents in the city's south and south-west have been told to prepare for the worst.

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Parts Of NSW Flooded Again And The Pics & Videos Prove We Live ... (Pedestrian TV)

Floodwaters were erupting from every angle in Dee Why on Sydney's Northern Beaches, transforming the road into more of a white water rafting scene. Dee Why this ...

— UOWTV (@UOWTV)April 7, 2022 — UOWTV (@UOWTV)April 7, 2022 — NSW RFS (@NSWRFS)April 7, 2022 Same spot on the Woronora River, photos taken half a day apart. Down the road in Vaucluse, there were reverse waterfalls. It’s a Thursday which means Sydney and parts of NSW are experiencing floods again.

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Sydney weather LIVE updates: Evacuation orders issued for ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The Sutherland Shire has been hard hit overnight with evacuation warnings currently in place for properties across Bonnet Bay and Woronora.

Kurnell faced an oil spill this morning as a result and Ms Van Ryan says the substance has made her house reek of petrol fumes. Emergency services are on-site and the release and spread of product has been contained. The spill came as the result of the Kurnell terminal which overflowed and poured petrol onto the streets due to the heavy rain.

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Evacuation orders issued as Sydneysiders urged to stay home amid ... (The Age)

An evacuation order has been issued for low-lying parts of Woronora and Bonnet Bay in Sydney's south as heavy rain hits the city.

The SES said the pump failure at Australia’s largest fuel import terminal was attended to by emergency services, who were managing the spill and working to prevent contamination. The evacuation warning for Woronora and Bonnet Bay was issued about 5.30am on Thursday. At Pittwater Road in Dee Why, a video showed water being pushed out of a drain and flooding the footpath and road. Minor to major floods are expected at the Woronora River. Two NSW SES crews were sent to find the man, who is now safe and well. He added that the agency had responded to more than 680 requests for assistance as a result of the weather system and 25 flood rescues had been undertaken. He warned Sydney residents had a “long way to go” before the system cleared. One of the fallen trees in Manly also brought down power lines. The warnings came as trees fell and caused traffic diversions. Outages in suburbs including North Manly, Brookvale and Frenchs Forest were attributed to trees over power lines as the cause. The request to stay home on Thursday came as the SES issued evacuation orders for parts of Chipping Norton in Sydney’s south-west, as well as for Woronora and Bonnet Bay in Sydney’s south, and parts of Camden. The NSW SES has issued multiple evacuation orders in the city’s south and the Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning stretching from Morisset near Newcastle to Merimbula on the state’s South Coast.

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Photos | Woronora residents safe...for now (St George and Sutherland Shire Leader)

A small number of residents, most of whom were from Woronora Village Tourist Park, evacuated to Club Central Menai, from where accommodation was to be ...

. Georges and Woronora River - Minor Flooding . Cooks River - Minor Flooding . Parramatta River - Local Flooding . Colo River - Minor to Moderate flooding . Macdonald River - Local Flooding . Southern Sydney - Local Flooding . Northern Sydney - Local Flooding . Upper Nepean River - Minor to Moderate flooding . Upper Coxs River - Local Flooding The SES has forecast minor to moderate flooding for the Cooks River Georges RIver and Woronora catchments for Thursday and Friday. . Hawkesbury and Lower Nepean Rivers - Minor to Moderate flooding The SES said minor to moderate flooding was likely along the Woronora and Georges Rivers.

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Updated | Woronora residents told to prepare to evacuate (St George and Sutherland Shire Leader)

The Bureau of Meteorology predicted the Woronora River at Woronora Bridge was likely to reach the minor flood level (1.50 m) around 6am Thursday on the high ...

. Georges and Woronora River - Minor Flooding . Cooks River - Minor Flooding . Colo River - Minor to Moderate flooding . Parramatta River - Local Flooding . Macdonald River - Local Flooding The SES has forecast minor to moderate flooding for the Cooks River Georges RIver and Woronora catchments for Thursday and Friday. . Upper Nepean River - Minor to Moderate flooding . Hawkesbury and Lower Nepean Rivers - Minor to Moderate flooding . Upper Coxs River - Local Flooding Minor to moderate flooding is possible for Central and Southern Coastal Rivers including the Hawkesbury and Nepean Rivers from Thursday into Friday. The SES said minor to moderate flooding was likely along the Woronora and Georges Rivers. "The Woronora River at Woronora Bridge peaked at 1.18 metres around 02:30 pm Thursday and is currently at 0.46 metres and falling below the minor flood level."

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